Chapter 20 EXAM @ Flashcards
Define the cardiac cycle.
Period of time fr start of 1 heart beat to the start of next
Cardiac muscle tissue contracts on its own without neural or hormonal stimulation b/c of a phenomenon known as what?
Automaticity
What are the 3 components of the cardiac conducting system?
Sinoatrial Node
Atrioventricular node
Conducting cells
The SA node is located where?
Posterior wall of the R atrium nr entrance of the superior venacava
What is the location of the atrioventricular node?
Within the fl of the R atrium nr the opening of the coronary sinus
What pathways does a contractile stimulus follow to atrial muscle cells as an electrical impulse travels fr the SA node to the AV?
Internodal pathways
Which conducting cells are located in the ventricles?
AV bundle (bundle of his)
Bundle branches
Purkinje fibers
The gradual depolarization of the conducting cells of the SA node and the AV node is known as ___.
Prepotential
What causes pre potential of cardiac cells?
Slow influx of Na+ w/o a compensating outflow of K+
The ___ node generates action potentials at a rate of 80-100 per minute
SA
The AV node generates action potentials at what rate?
40-60/min
The SA node contains ___ ___ which set the heart rate.
Pacemaker cells
What connects the SA node to the AV node?
Internodal pathways
The connection between the AV node and the ___ ___ (aka ___ of ___), is normally the only elec connection between the atria and the ventricles.
AV Bundle
Bundle of his
Once an impulse enters the AV bundle, it travels to the interventricular septum and enters what part of the conduction sys?
Right and left bundle branches
What is an ectopic pacemaker?
Cells outside the conduction sys that set the HR that disrupt the the timing of the ventricular contraction
Which wave on the EKG represents the atrial depolarization?
P wave
The smaller ___ wave indicates ventricular depolarization.
T
The ___ interval extends fr the start of atrial depolarization to the start of the QRS complex
P-R
Extension of the P-R interval to longer than ____ can indicate damage to the conducting pathways or the AV node.
200 msec
The Q-T interval indicates what?
Time required for the ventricles to undergo a single cycle of depolarization and repolarization
What are some of the causes of long QT syndrome?
Electrolyte disturbances Meds Conduction probs Coronary ischemia Myocardial damage
An ____ is an irregularity in the normal rhythm or force of the heartbeat.
Arrhythmia
Serious arrhythmias may indicate what issues?
Damage to myocardium
Injuries to pacemakers or conduction pathways
Exposure to drugs
Abnormalities in electrolyte composition of
extracellular fluids
What is the resting potential of a ventricular contractile cell?
-90mV
An action potential begins when the membrane of ventricular muscle reaches threshold at approx ____ mV.
-75 mV
What are the 3 steps in an action potential?
- Rapid Depolarization
- The Plateau
- Repolarization
Fast sodium channels open during the rapid depolarization phase of an action potential. They are called fast channels b/c . . . .
They open quickly & remain open only for a few milliseconds
At what point in the action potential of a cardiac cell do sodium channels close?
As transmembrane potential reaches +30mV
Voltage gated Ca+ channels are known as slow Ca+ channels. Why?
B/c they open slowly & remain open for for a relatively long period
What causes the rapid depolarization phase of an action potential?
Na+ entry
How long does the rapid depolarization phase of an action potential last?
3-5 msec
What is the last thing that happens during the depolarization phase of the action potential?
Closure of voltage gated fast sodium channels
The plateau phase of the action potential begins with what?
Ca2+ entry
The plateau phase of the action potential lasts how long?
-175 msec
The plateau phase of the action potential ends with the closure of ___ ___ ___.
Slow calcium channels